Wall Street brokerages expect ASML Holding NV (NASDAQ:ASML) to announce $2.07 earnings per share for the current quarter, Zacks Investment Research reports. Two analysts have issued estimates for ASML’s earnings. The highest EPS estimate is $2.10 and the lowest is $2.04. ASML posted earnings of $1.77 per share during the same quarter last year, which suggests a positive year-over-year growth rate of 16.9%. The company is scheduled to report its next quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 16th.

On average, analysts expect that ASML will report full year earnings of $6.99 per share for the current year, with EPS estimates ranging from $6.84 to $7.25. For the next financial year, analysts expect that the business will report earnings of $8.66 per share, with EPS estimates ranging from $8.17 to $9.01. Zacks Investment Research’s EPS averages are an average based on a survey of sell-side analysts that that provide coverage for ASML.

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ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 17th. The semiconductor company reported $1.86 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $1.90 by ($0.04). The firm had revenue of $3.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.29 billion. ASML had a return on equity of 23.22% and a net margin of 24.28%.

Several research firms recently commented on ASML. Santander upgraded shares of ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 31st. Susquehanna Bancshares reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $200.00 target price (down from $240.00) on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, October 23rd. UBS Group cut shares of ASML from a “positive” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 23rd. Zacks Investment Research cut shares of ASML from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, October 22nd. Finally, B. Riley upped their target price on shares of ASML from $170.00 to $190.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 18th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. ASML currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $210.80.

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ASML. Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of ASML by 4.2% in the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 2,312,143 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $434,729,000 after buying an additional 93,163 shares in the last quarter. Investec Asset Management LTD acquired a new position in shares of ASML in the 2nd quarter valued at $3,928,000. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its stake in shares of ASML by 284.2% in the 2nd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 25,907 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $5,129,000 after buying an additional 19,164 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley raised its stake in shares of ASML by 144.6% in the 2nd quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 996,044 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $197,187,000 after buying an additional 588,885 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Janus Henderson Group PLC raised its stake in shares of ASML by 5.0% in the 2nd quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 2,145,906 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $424,824,000 after buying an additional 102,819 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 15.55% of the company’s stock.

NASDAQ:ASML opened at $159.53 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $70.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.43, a P/E/G ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 1.13. ASML has a one year low of $156.58 and a one year high of $221.66. The company has a quick ratio of 1.84, a current ratio of 2.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27.